Advertising device.



J. WEINSTEIN.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 16, 1917.

1,262,884, Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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J. WEINSTEIN.

- ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. Min.

1,262,884 Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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LllHlllI-I JACOB WEINSTEIN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, JACOB WEINSTEIN, a subject of the King of England, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to advertising devices and especially to that type adapted for window display.

The object of my invention is the production of a device for automatically display ing at certain intervals cards or pictures which may carry advertising or other matter. The cards or pictures are carried in a frame provided with windows through which the various cards are displayed in sequence as the frame is rotated. The frame is mounted between two uprights or standards supported by a base which carries the mechanism for causing the rotation of the frame. The mechanism proper while being carried and concealed in the base is connected to the rotatable frame by mechanism concealed in one or both of the standards.

Means are provided whereby as the frame is rotated it is brought to rest for a certain time interval to display the card or pictures to view. During the resting period the frame is automatically illuminated to attract attention and to render the advertising matter on the cards more conspicuous.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the assembled device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the mechanism with the top plate removed.

Fig. 3 is a side sectional view showing the operating parts of the mechanism.

Fig. 4 is an end sectional view'showing the details of the mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a detail showing the clutch mechanism. 1

Fig. '6 is a detail showing the locking mechanism. l V

Fig. 7 is a side view of'aportion of the rotating frame.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the rotating frame with the side cut away to show the position of the pictures or plates. p

Referring to Fig. 1, the base A supporting the uprightsor standards B contains the mechanism slio wnin Figs..2, 3, 4., 5 and 6. The frame C, as shown in Figs; 4 andS; con.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratemeua r. re, 1918.

Application filed February 16, 1917. Serial No. 149,124.

tains the illuminating lamps 89 mounted within suitable reflection frames 87. The frame C which rotates between the two uprlghts B contains the plates or pictures shown in Fig. 8. This frame is provided with the windows 2 which appear on each side of the frame.

Referring to Fig. 8, it will be noted that the frame C is divided into an upper and lower compartment 80 and 81. These two compartments are separated by means of the partition '88 extending the entire width of the frame. The partition 83 is so ar ranged that a space extends between each side of the frame within which the windows 2 are placed. The space on each side of the partition 83 is sufficient to allow one of the plates or pictures to pass from one compartment to the other. In rotating the frame, a picture or plate slides from the top compartment to the bottom compartment. This occurs at eachrotation of the frame and consequently the pictures or plates are displayed in sequence at each rotation of the'frame. This manner of shift mg or exposing the plate is shown'in Patent No. 573,968, Dec. 29, 1896. s

As shown in Figs. 3, f and 7, the frame C is adapted to be rotated between the two standards B upon the shaft 72. One end of this shaft as shown in Fig. 7 is provided with a plate 73 which is fastened to the side of the frame C by means of the screws 74. The opposite end of this shaft 72 is provided with a gear 71 adapted to engage the gear 70. which is fastened to the shaft 26.

It will be noted that the gears 7 O and 71 are inclosed within the upper portion of the upright B. This portion of the upright is provided with a removable or hinged cover 4: provided with a latch 6. In order to re-' move the frame from the uprights the latch is operated and the cover 4 swings backupon the hinge 5 thus allowing the entire rotating frame to be removed from the supporting uprights.

The mechanism the rotation of the frame is shown in Figs. 2,3,4.-,5and6.

gaged byworm gear 21- attached to the shaft,

of the motor 20.? This gear 22 is supported for operating or causing Referring to these figures the mechanism between the two plates 38 and 39 and is provided with a pinion 23 which engages the gear wheel 24 which normally drives the shaft 26 that is when the clutch IS in position as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This wheel 24 is rigidly fastened to the sleeve 92 upon which the clutch mechanism is adapted to slide. Between the collar 30 and the wheel 24 is a tension spring 29 serving to force the collar 30 upward and to keep the clutch mechanism in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In order to prevent the collar 30. from turning, it is provided with a pin 95 for engaging the slot 96. The collar 30 is a part of the clutch 31 between which a recess is formed to receive the yoke 49 which forms part of the locking device. The clutch 31 is provided with a cam surface 32 upon which the collar 33 supported by the arm 34 rides. This arm 34 is fastened to one of the bars 40 by means of the collar 42 provided with the ordinary binding screw, shown in Fig. 4.

The collar 33 when the apparatus'is in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 rests upon the upper surface of the clutch 31. When the collar rides upon the cam 32 it forces the clutch mechanism downward in the position shown in Fig. 5. In this position the shaft 26 ceases to rotate as its connection with the moving wheel 24 is made through the clutch parts 36 and 35. The part 35 is provided with an extensionadapted to engage a slot in the element 36, as shown in Fig. 4. The collar36 is fastened to the shaft 26 by means of the pin 37 while the portion 35 is integral with the portion 31.

The frame C is so adjusted in relation to the operation of the clutch that when. the clutch is in the position shown in Fig. 5 with the shaft 26 at rest the frame will assume the position shown in Fig. 1.

When the frame is in the position shown in Fig. 1 and the clutch mechanism in'the position shown in Fig. 5, the shaft is positively locked against movement by means of the locking mechanism previously referred to. This locking mechanism consists of the yoke 49 andthe link 45 hinged thereto at '47. Thislink 45 is also hinged at 48 to the collar 44 fastened to one of the uprights 40. Rigidly fastened to the link 45 is an arm 46' which carries the fork 50.

The fork 50 is'arranged and adjusted to hold the arm 28 which is rigidly fastened to the shaft 26 in the position shown in Fig. 5. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the arm 28 in rotating normally occupies a position below and out of the path of the prongs of the fork. When the shaft 26, however, is rotating the arm 28 is brought between the two prongs of the fork 50.. As soon as the arm 28 is positioned between these two prongs the roller 33 rides upon the cam 32 andforcesthri clutch downward carrying,

nesaese with it the yoke 49 thereby causing the rod or arm 46 to tilt forward toward the shaft 26 thereby bringing the prongs of the fork in engagement with the arm 28 in the manner shown in Fig. 6. As soon as the roller 33 passes out of engagement with the cam 32 the clutch mechanism is pressed upward by means of the spring 29 thereby causing the arm 46 to assume the position shown in Fig. 4. At the same time the portions 35 and 36 of the clutch come into engagement as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and the shaft 26 rotates and also causes the frame O to also rotate.

The arm 46 is provided with a contact 90 which engages a contact 91 as the arm is thrown forward when the shaft ceases to rotate. Contacts 99 and 91 coming into engagement complete the circuit of the lamps 89 thus illuminating the face of the frame C. The conductors for lighting the lamps are carried in one of the uprights B and connection is made tothe mainframe C and to the lamps by means of the ordinary ring contact device commonly used in transferring electrical circuits from a fixed to a moving part. a

From the foregoing description. it will be noted that the main frame C is caused to intermittently rotate and to cause a S8193". rate picture or card to be displayed at each rotation. After a card is displayed the frame is momentarily brought to rest and the face automatically illuminated.

Having thus described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a base, a rotatable frame mounted upon said base, a shaft extending from said base to said fran'ie,'mechanism for operating said shaft mounted within said base, said mechanism comprising a driving gear, a clutch and lockingv device, means controlled by said driving gear for causing the rotation of said shaftv and the consequent rotation of said frame, means controlled by said clutch for disengaging said driving gear and said shaft, and means controlled by said locking device for holding said shaft to prevent the displacement of said frame.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable frame, a shaft extending to said frame, mechanism for controlling the. rotation of said shaft and the consequent rotation of said frame, a clutch surrounding and movably, attached to said shaft, means operated at intervals to detach said clutch from'said shaft to cause said shaft to cease rotating.

3. In a device ofthe class described, the combination of a rotatable frame supported between two standards, a gear permanently fixed to said frame, a shaft extending,

one end with a gear arranged to engage the gear attached to said frame, the opposite end of said shaft provided with a driving gear and clutch for controlling the rotation of said shaft, means acting at intervals to disengage said clutch from said shaft, the disengagement of said clutch and shaft serving to cause the frame to come to rest.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable frame, a shaft, one end of said shaft servingto engage said frame, the opposite end of said shaft being provided with a clutch and driving mechanism, means for operating said dr1ving mechanism for causing the rotation of said shaft and said frame, a cam associated with said clutch, means comprising a roller for engaging said cam, the engagement of said cam and said roller serving to disengage said clutch and shaft, the disengagement of said clutch and shaft serving to cause the shaft and frame to cease rotating.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable frame, a shaft, one end of said shaft serving to engage said frame, the opposite end of said shaft being provided with a clutch and driving mechanism, means for operating said driving mechanism for causing the rotation of said shaft and said frame, a cam associated with said clutch, means comprising a roller for engaging said cam, the engagment of said cam and said roller serving to disengage said clutch and shaft, the disengagement of said clutch and shaft serving to cause the shaft and frame to cease rotating, means comprising a locking device for holding said shaft in a fixed position during the disengagement of the shaft and clutch.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable frame, a shaft, one end of said shaft serving to engage said frame, the opposite end of said shaft being provided with a clutch and driving mechanism, means for operating said driving mechanism for causing the rotation of said shaft said clutch and said frame, a cam surface associated with said clutch, means .comprising a roller for engaging said cam, the engagement of said cam and said roller serving to disengage said clutch and shaft, the disengagement of said clutch and shaft serving to cause the shaft and frame to mounted upon said base, a shaft extending from said base to said frame, mechanism comprising a clutch and a fork mounted within said base for causing the operation of said shaft and the consequent operation of said frame, a stop associated with said shaft, means controlled by said clutch for stopping the rotation of said shaft by causing said fork to engage said stop.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable frame mounted upon a base, illuminating lamps for said frame, mechanism comprising a clutch and driving gear mounted within said base for controlling the rotation of said frame, means controlled by said clutch for causing the illumination of said lamp at intervals.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable frame for displaying pictures, a shaft extending to said frame having one end in engagement therewith, the opposite end of said shaft having controlling mechanism. for regulating the operation of said frame, said controlling mechanism comprising a driving gear for causing the rotation of said shaft and the consequent rotation of said frame, a clutch having a raised cam surface, a roller adapted to engage said surface, the engagement of said roller with said surface causing the disengagement of said clutch and shaft, the disengagement of the clutch and shaft causing the shaft and frame to come to rest to display the picture, and means for holding said shaft and frame in a locked position during the displaying of the picture.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of tWo witnesses.

JACOB WEINSTEIN. l/Vitnesses:

I-I. PoLA'rsEK, A. MGCUNE.

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Washington, D. C." 

